Like Happy, I had never seen this one, so I went looking.
There’s a reason neither of us had seen it before.
It’s one of a number of works done by a Brazilian digital artist by the name of Marcel Caram for which he took inspiration from Dahli’s works.
The original of this photograph (captioned as “Get Out Of Dodge” elsewhere) by JIM DRATFIELD appears as the first photograph in the collage at the link.
There is also a detailed biography at the site.
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@ Everybody
For Valentine’s Day, I offer you this love story I first read in an anthology in the mid sixties. It was first published in The Saturday Evening Post in April of 1961. It struck me then and still strikes me now. Given that you’ll be reading it from a computer screen, it will be around a 20 minute read (I printed a copy out four or five years ago now). The story is… “The Dandelion Girl” by: Robert F. Young …it is simply and beautifully written.
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Well, the Rams have won the Super Bowl; I can’t say I’m disappointed, because while I would have liked the Bengals to win, I would have preferred an honest win.
That uncalled facemask penalty at the beginning of the second half in favour of Cincinnati, was a downer; I lost my enthusiasm for the Bengals. I guess Karma justifiably came after them.
We had a lot more fun watching some cozy murders at Acorn TV.
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It’s cheeper to do the shopping yourself, there Claude.
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Claude, you would have saved some dough if you bought some chocolate or flowers. Jared is a jewelry store!
Maybeline is a classic, but the America songs are good too.
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Happy Valentine’s Day, CleoPals…
I had to Google Jared’s… we don’t have them around here.
But I figured it must be jewelry.
So Clara wants a sparkly token… but it’s a dilemma, isn’t it…
It’s not really a romantic gift… not with Claude unaware, or even protesting.
…
If she were anything like my mother, she’d tell herself NOT to buy jewelry… my Mom didn’t want my Dad to buy her baubles even when he wanted to.
Why? Because while he earned the household income, she was more or less the keeper of the budget, and would be thinking about what else that money could buy.
Kind of sad, but practical.
…
Finally, I think for their 25th anniversary, he spirited away her rings… her yellow gold wedding band, with tiny rubies, and a gold cocktail ring he’d had made for her years ago with some family gems…
and had them reset in a contemporary white gold and platinum design… very modern.
…
But that was even sadder…
She wore the new rings, and thanked him profusely…
But, secretly, she told me, in tears, that she loved the old ones, which were mostly ruined, much more.
She gave me what was left of them… I still have them, in a box.
…
Anyway, I wondered whether Jared’s was a fancy place, or a mall store, like Zale’s, or Kay.
Guess what… all three are owned by the same company.
You could think that if Clara were buying her own dream, she’d go someplace special.
But it’s another kind of dilemma, just buying jewelry at all…
a mall store has mediocre stuff… but most people can’t afford high end gems.
A store like Tiffany’s has much better quality… but you pay extra for the quality and extra extra for the name.
…
Me, I’d go to a dealer in vintage jewelry… old-fashioned craftsmanship, prettier (to me) designs, and you might run into a real treasure, for far less than from a mall store.
Then again, if you don’t know the jeweler or much about jewelry you could also get badly ripped off.
We have patronized a local store for decades. She started with vintage jewelry, mostly Victorian and Edwardian. As time went on she added local art jewelers. My wife has a couple pieces from Ron Ho, for example. Not Jared’s, no.
My wife doesn’t care for jewelry either. I bought her some nice rings early on that she never wore. There are three pieces that have meaning to her: her engagement ring, wedding band, and a second wedding band I bought a size too large to surprise her with during pregnancy, when she reached the point that she had to remove her actual wedding band.
It’s also National Library Lovers Day, International Book Givers Day, National Impotence Day, National Pet Theft Awareness Day, and Read to Your Child Day.
Boy, I love animals so much, I’d be hard-pressed to name my favorite (other than my dear Max!). The Bison sure would be in the top ten, though. Absolutely!
Do you see any out on the range in Montana?
Several ranchers have them. One actually got loose and came up our mountain. He roamed our property for a while. I was so excited I couldn’t find the camera in time. Wonderful experience!
The Bison are a beautiful animal. We got caught on the road with them in Yellowstone one time. It was very fun. I know they can be mean, but they seemed so gentle.
cream filled chocolates
Some things are best not magnified.
I dunno, Dennis……they look good to me!
Well, to my eyes, too much sugary goo, too little chocolate.
I suppose it depends on the quality of the sugary goo. LOL.
But I prefer chocolate inside, as well.
Yes, yes, yes… Chocolate within chocolate within chocolate…
chocolate
It’s the beautiful sentiment! (make mine dark chocolate, please)
Lotsa milk chocolate, plenty of dark chocolate, and a little bit of white chocolate… thank you very much ♥
Me for dark chocolate too!
?
I shoulda known. But, it’s the first time i’ve seen this one.
OK…that’s a GREAT idea for my dying plant!!
Well, hello, Dali!
“Brevity“ last week, and here, today — sigh — I must….
G 🌞 N
R A
O
R A
G 🌞 N
Didn’t know you saw the Brevity one…
Thanks for the link!
Beat me to it.
Like Happy, I had never seen this one, so I went looking.
There’s a reason neither of us had seen it before.
It’s one of a number of works done by a Brazilian digital artist by the name of Marcel Caram for which he took inspiration from Dahli’s works.
LINK
Ah! Thanks!
.
Oh yes – the infamous Spiderman app.
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Can i pet your doggy?
What a wonderful face.
Cute, cute, cute!
Awwwww! What a sweetheart!
The original of this photograph (captioned as “Get Out Of Dodge” elsewhere) by JIM DRATFIELD appears as the first photograph in the collage at the link.
There is also a detailed biography at the site.
@ Everybody
For Valentine’s Day, I offer you this love story I first read in an anthology in the mid sixties. It was first published in The Saturday Evening Post in April of 1961. It struck me then and still strikes me now. Given that you’ll be reading it from a computer screen, it will be around a 20 minute read (I printed a copy out four or five years ago now). The story is… “The Dandelion Girl” by: Robert F. Young …it is simply and beautifully written.
Well, the Rams have won the Super Bowl; I can’t say I’m disappointed, because while I would have liked the Bengals to win, I would have preferred an honest win.
That uncalled facemask penalty at the beginning of the second half in favour of Cincinnati, was a downer; I lost my enthusiasm for the Bengals. I guess Karma justifiably came after them.
My cats are disappointed.
We had a lot more fun watching some cozy murders at Acorn TV.
It’s cheeper to do the shopping yourself, there Claude.
Claude, you would have saved some dough if you bought some chocolate or flowers. Jared is a jewelry store!
Maybeline is a classic, but the America songs are good too.
Happy Valentine’s Day, CleoPals…
I had to Google Jared’s… we don’t have them around here.
But I figured it must be jewelry.
So Clara wants a sparkly token… but it’s a dilemma, isn’t it…
It’s not really a romantic gift… not with Claude unaware, or even protesting.
…
If she were anything like my mother, she’d tell herself NOT to buy jewelry… my Mom didn’t want my Dad to buy her baubles even when he wanted to.
Why? Because while he earned the household income, she was more or less the keeper of the budget, and would be thinking about what else that money could buy.
Kind of sad, but practical.
…
Finally, I think for their 25th anniversary, he spirited away her rings… her yellow gold wedding band, with tiny rubies, and a gold cocktail ring he’d had made for her years ago with some family gems…
and had them reset in a contemporary white gold and platinum design… very modern.
…
But that was even sadder…
She wore the new rings, and thanked him profusely…
But, secretly, she told me, in tears, that she loved the old ones, which were mostly ruined, much more.
She gave me what was left of them… I still have them, in a box.
…
Anyway, I wondered whether Jared’s was a fancy place, or a mall store, like Zale’s, or Kay.
Guess what… all three are owned by the same company.
You could think that if Clara were buying her own dream, she’d go someplace special.
But it’s another kind of dilemma, just buying jewelry at all…
a mall store has mediocre stuff… but most people can’t afford high end gems.
A store like Tiffany’s has much better quality… but you pay extra for the quality and extra extra for the name.
…
Me, I’d go to a dealer in vintage jewelry… old-fashioned craftsmanship, prettier (to me) designs, and you might run into a real treasure, for far less than from a mall store.
Then again, if you don’t know the jeweler or much about jewelry you could also get badly ripped off.
At least she didn’t buy it from QVC.
Part of the appeal is that Jared’s had a nation-wide ad campaign featuring the tag line “He went to Jared’s!
correctamundo!
Thanks!
I hadn’t realized it was a parody.
I’ll join you at the vintage jewelry store. Lovely idea. Maybe we can have a girl’s shopping spree.
We have patronized a local store for decades. She started with vintage jewelry, mostly Victorian and Edwardian. As time went on she added local art jewelers. My wife has a couple pieces from Ron Ho, for example. Not Jared’s, no.
My wife doesn’t care for jewelry either. I bought her some nice rings early on that she never wore. There are three pieces that have meaning to her: her engagement ring, wedding band, and a second wedding band I bought a size too large to surprise her with during pregnancy, when she reached the point that she had to remove her actual wedding band.
.
Ferris Wheeler’s day off.
hahahhhaaa!
That ferris wheel has a heart rate of 60 BPM…
Happy Valentine’s Day to all my family at C & C!!!
SMOOCHES!
Jared’s… very nice store. Very understanding.
Haps V day, Cleo phans!
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Have a (((((HuG!))))) on me
It’s also National Library Lovers Day, International Book Givers Day, National Impotence Day, National Pet Theft Awareness Day, and Read to Your Child Day.
Whoo! So many things to celebrate.
We’re going to celebrate impotence?
I was doing a slow scroll and when the top of that heart first appeared, I thought it was a bathing suit bottom.
LOL
It got you too! 😀
No hangover for me today. Football or otherwise.
Claude! You shouldn’t have!
American Bison
Yellowstone National Park, WY
BING Picture of the day – 2.13.2022
(click on photo to enlarge)
I think the Bison is my all-time favorite animal!
Boy, I love animals so much, I’d be hard-pressed to name my favorite (other than my dear Max!). The Bison sure would be in the top ten, though. Absolutely!
Do you see any out on the range in Montana?
Several ranchers have them. One actually got loose and came up our mountain. He roamed our property for a while. I was so excited I couldn’t find the camera in time. Wonderful experience!
The Bison are a beautiful animal. We got caught on the road with them in Yellowstone one time. It was very fun. I know they can be mean, but they seemed so gentle.